Primary Areas of Practice

Represent consumers in cases of professional and insurance company negligence, emphasizing cases of securities fraud by financial consultants

Education

J.D., Washington & Lee University School of Law, 1985

B.A., Indiana University, 1980

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Washington State CourtsGeorgia State CourtsU.S. District Court, Western District of WashingtonU.S. District Court, Eastern District of WashingtonU.S. District Courts of Oregon (pro hac vice)U.S. Disctrict Courts of Utah (pro hac vice)U.S. Disctrict Court, Southern District of GeorgiaUnited States Court of Appeals, Ninth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals, Tenth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Washington State Bar Association

State Bar of Georgia

American Bar Association Member, Litigation Section

American Association for Justice

Washington State Association for Justice Eagle Member

Professional History

Joined firm in 1989

Middleton and Anderson, Georgia, 1985-89

Representative Cases/Transactions

Significant verdicts and settlements in the Superior Courts of King, Pierce, Kitsap, Mason, Benton, and Thurston Counties, and in federal courts in Western and Eastern Washington

Successful securities arbitrations for over 100 customers before the NASD, AAA, NYSE, and in state and federal courts

Community Activities

Medical Research Evaluation Committee, Catholic Health Initiatives

Board Member, Sexual Assault Center of Pierce County

Honors, Publications & Presentations

Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rated since 1998

Regular schedule of presentations on trial practice and securities-arbitration issues

Publications on various aspects of product liability litigation in trial lawyer periodicals including, “How to Counter the Biases of Annuity Witnesses” (1989) and “Handicapping the Sophisticated User Defense” (1986)